genoasalami said:
Huh? Must have missed that. Like most people here. I believe that OPI should have been called. Give the pats 15 yards and a first down. They still lose the game. There is absolutely nothing on the tape that shows Welker was trying to hurt Talib. Denver was the far superior team Sunday. They shut down the running game and dared Brady to beat them by throwing to Edelman. Even when he was wide open for a huge gain he overthrew him. They went as far as they were going to go with this squad. Simple as that.
Pats were on D on the Welker missed call.
The Hooman OPI called on the series before changes the complexion and the score of the game at that point. So, while Denver probably would have won, the 2 series we are all talking about (the previous Pats possession and the Welker non OPI possession) would have altered the score for both teams.
Pats lost by 10 or 2 possessions so the two possessions are kinda paramount and not as simple as you make it out.